brochures in ukraine's capital grow in size and number as the so-called million man march with a blockade of government buildings and an investigation into alleged attempts to seize power. a fresh round of arrests in bahrain breeze the total number jailed to nearly three thousand in the almost three uprising actually this claim the crowd down is intensifying. under warn the workers the british government is accused of attacking trade unions after ordering interests occasion into a protesting tactics.

international news and comment live from moscow this is our senior national with me . thanks for joining us antigovernment protests in this center of ukraine's capital are expanding after the opposition called on demonstrators to blockade the entire government people have started to build barricades following the so-called millions march on sunday and she is poles caught isn't following the developments for. despite the fact that the the weather here in kiev has taken a turn for the worse hundreds of protesters still remain in the square behind me and hundreds of protesters a continuing their blockade of key governmental buildings now they've used wooden pallets and vehicles to effectively surround the administrative hearts of this country effectively trying to strangle the work of the government without taking over any more buildings by force and i went to see one of the picket lines number of the picket lines on sunday night particularly the one outside the presidential

palace and you've got the rather surreal situation on one side of the blockade you have the police not allowing any protesters and on the other side of the picket line you have the protest says not allowing anyone in or out to do their daily work that their day job so it's it's leading at times to a rather tense standoff now for their part the ukrainian security services have launched an investigation into what they're calling an attempt to seize power in the country on sunday the opposition also laid out their key demands to the government key among which were the freeing of any protesters who've been arrested throughout the course of these demonstrations the resignation of the government and a snap election but despite the opposition coals for the protests in the protest has to remain peaceful some day also saw some of the opposition movement break rank as masked men tore down a statue on a monument to lenin here in k.f. as my colleague arena galicia reports by.

tom cruise in smashed the statue of one revolutionary has fallen victim to a new generation of marys they call him yeltsin is evil but somehow take their cue from these things is when you did a hundred years before that in two thousand to you captain america to him for senate buildings. right now the scene there is a mix of a refugee camp gypsy village and hippie hang out. in the row. concept of the whole lot of political slogans thrown. this is what ukrainian opposition calls a revolution and others though have a different name for it you see things happening in ukraine you see the story the government building you see but it's the ashes of all those being huge trash halfway to the buildings if this was happening been happening from. then of course that he denounced as rioters. maybe given thirty six percent oppose this difference

or getting a financial helping hand from contributors who drop cash into special collection box that has been set up in securities provided by the so-called revolutionary guard masts and helmets whose job is to ward off hostile forces from the gates of the citadel the movement has been blocking the heart of the city and its major thorold there for two weeks now. do you think was the insight you could locate the cabinet ministers are absolutely reckless irresponsible people the ministry of finance is in this building the ministry responsible for paying wages to all of ukraine to stop and think see just salaries doctors pay mergence he said this is the will depend on the continued functioning of this government. to know as eels will protest leaders are certain this paralysis is the right way to go in order to reach their glorious goal you see a pattern here of of escalation and provocation

a very large product of provocation a few nights ago when they were using chains in tractors and of course the police as police do everywhere reacted with violence what would happen if someone drove a tractor and tried to drive it into the white house lawn you're going to tell me that there wouldn't be violence against a hundred thousand people trying to break into the white house given telescoped party kyo. and as they read i was saying that tensions in central kiev abyei stoked all social networks well all. all sorts of theories are being posted and here is some of the rumors that precede it sunday's mass rally the most widespread messages were about the authorities planning a violent dispersal of protests using special forces pulled into the capital from other regions the speculation was fueled further by reports that tanks were also on that way another widespread theory that's been circulating for the past week is that all saudis were about to introduce a state of emergency none of those rumors came true but modern history professor

mark almond says it's wrong to underestimate the danger of rumors like this. there is a through a rumor mill to create a heightened sense of tension in the law those who remember those so-called orange revolution in two thousand and four will remember we were told that the russian suspects not special forces working here wait and they weren't nothing happened so we're seeing a kind of propaganda war psychological war taking place museum abuse rumors of both crackdown domestically and even foreign firms whilst at the same time very western new to the government seems. to be evidence of the room involvement in supporting the opposition providing technical training. providing financial and other forms of assistance providing a media platform for them and so on. ukraine's protests have changed from being pro e.u. to answer a shoes and are now mostly anti government but they remain the focus of attention

for european politicians and mark almond told as well searing many of them to independence square. first of all we see a parade of losers coming to clear develop the german foreign minister's party was annihilated in the recent revelation that lost all the seats kaczynski the former polish prime minister is a loser. of the flu the president called reviled by the population in tower two talked with the person coming because it gives them a sense of self-importance but also they're coming because the question passed on to those york in question about his motives or see ukraine as a key strategic factor they want to claim to be under their thumb under nato because they are deeply hostile to russia. and we are of course following the developments in the ukrainian capital on air and online and also on our web site r.t. dot com you can find the most dramatic photos and videos from the ongoing protests

. twelve anti government acts of a sig losing some miners have been arrested in bahrain this brings the total number to twenty eight since the beginning of this month first has to say the crime down on their movement which started almost three years ago has got worse in recent months the fast of violent crackdown was at the beginning of twenty eleven people died during the clashes with police just a few months later martial law was declared and gulf troops took the country under control after that time nearly a thousand people have been arrested but the number is now three times as high more than eighty people have now been killed since than twenty twelve kick off where that rally attended by hundreds of thousands but the people's voice was left unheard and here we are now in twenty thirteen and bahrain's king decides to

toughen the penalties for demonstrators the result new protests and more arrests every week as policy of reports. it's the arab spring is forgotten revolution nearly three years have gone by since the people of the rain inspired by the ancient unison and egypt goes up against an oppressive regime and demanded reform but there uprising was brutally crushed within a matter of weeks we have published the name in the picture of all the people responsible of the grave human rights violation in my sense you. starting from the small police officer and minister of interior reaching to the king of bahrain who is legally responsible of all the human rights violations there and syud yusuf elmo hafter has been forced to seek refuge in europe because of death threats against him and his family and i gather bahraini activists he criticized his washington and its allies for being quick to condemn crackdowns in some countries while ignoring others oh

it's better than the human rights in bahrain and it was said to us it's better than human rights as a duration of bahrain so that's where we are a victims. of their better standard because we live in oil last week the global manami dialogue forum pointedly ignored the crackdown u.s. secretary of defense chuck hagel made it clear in his speech that he was more concerned about military matters they walled for food there are still you have to put it all slaves so that's why they they want anyone to talk about force you are looking it up if they give them cross see that they are losing oh lord even. so women thank you so far according to amnesty international more than a hundred people have been killed and almost three thousand imprisoned in the bahraini protests many more have been tortured in a crackdown there for mainz

a father moved from the world's attention policia our teen. and bahraini politician kelly. who was arrested this autumn says authorities are sending a clear signal to protesters to stay away. the problem back then is very basic to understand that we have absolutely. concentrated in behind families and we need doors or thirty's to be shared. by the people on the floor an inclusive political system that is retaining the power to the people through our floor was never meant to have an illegal law compared to the international community stand and your own force advice police and courts that is one of the party so i think is just part of the punishment and part of the threats and fears today acquisition of the activists not to join the movement that calling for simple rights universal rights of their

people to be equal to have dignity to participate in political system and to have the bloc meant that despaired with everyone. you know watching all scenes on national and still to come on the program. these columns have shaken so hard it's actually pulled the tram if you look around here he speaks to texans worried about their facto fracking after a series of quakes leave locals dazed and confused. nearly ten days after america's first unmanned drone take to the skies looking for targets targets cottontails the pentagon chief it's more than a little concerned about the way bad thing is we get the latest live from islamabad after this break.

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this is all she international welcome back. pakistan's prime minister has expressed deep concern about us a draw is trying to see his country just as the u.s. defense secretary arrives for talks in islamabad on monday as strikes in the region have claimed hundreds of lives since that from has drawn was going to almost ten years ago and for more went out joined live by freelance journalist muna how the babe made a hub a welcome to aussies good to talk to you so what can we expect to come out from these talks. well it remains to be seen because most analysts and journalists are questioning today whether there is actually any point in chuck hagel visit and whether there will be any benefit despite because there

have been recent meetings by nevaeh sharif and president obama in washington only last month only a few couple of months ago and the drone strikes have still continued you know drone strikes in pakistan have been a stall source of great contention in pakistan you know this is the first visit by the u.s. defense secretary. to pakistan in four years which shows how much the u.s. wants to build a relationship with pakistan and ease tensions which have been occurring over these drone attacks you know recently nationwide protests have been occurring in pakistan where nato supply routes into and out of afghanistan have been blocked because of these drone strikes you know however america insists that these drone strikes are essential include bashing terrorists despite pakistani protests. to national security and i tacked on their sovereignty as well recently

a family product on travel to washington and spoke to congress and told them about this story and the impact it has on the drone strikes have had on their lives and despite being sympathetic congress and. assuring them that they will try to improve this. situation. continued in pakistan and you know many politicians analysts and went and journalists wondering what will be the outcome of today's talks between chuck hagel and top officials in pakistan and i don't think will be result because so far letting have. notes like you did you thank you very much wait and see that how it's going to pan out this time around thank you very much muna live from islamabad thank you very much. taxes has been hit by an asian as quakes in the last month alone scientists linking

the tremors to fracking the relatively new process of extracting shale gas from the ground and while the earth has a truly shaking under the feet of nervous locals and to corporations and the government are unshaken and their decision to keep on drilling as archie is going to recount reports. the columns have shaken so hard it's actually pulled the tram if you look around here rebecca williams is showing me the cracks in her home after a series of earthquakes shook the area she has lived here for almost a decade and had never experienced an earthquake until fracking began in her neighborhood i never know when the next one's going to hear it i don't sleep at night because they keep me awake at night it seems like a lot of them happened during the wee hours of the morning or in the middle of the night to texas real world commission the local agency that regulation you and gas industry is trying to catch and the residents who use it claims there is no direct link between the recent troubles and fracking injection wells in the area but

locals are not convinced it's a lot like living next to a time bomb but there's no timer on it because we aren't being told when the fracking is going to start or what the emergency perps eaters are in place if something does happen and so you're just constantly sitting and waiting and wondering is today the day is today the day so small a juice with the u.s. geological survey say fracking regularly triggers small earthquakes they foresee an even greater danger from wastewater disposal which involves pumping millions of gallons of water contaminated by chemicals deep underground where experts say it puts pressure on seismic faults and causes them to slip but despite seismologist warnings fracking wells keep popping up just a few steps away from private homes and even community water wells nobody knows about any of this until it's too late and if already happened. even though the government is not concluded studies on how fracking can affect the environment well

operations are in full swing here in texas there are thousands of them impossible to miss and it seems no study can get in the industry's way if in fact you're asking the question of whether something could happen to halt shale production the united states i think it is hard. it is extremely beneficial to the national economy striking has been largely responsible for the boom in u.s. energy production but maybe like we're back i fear they could be left to pay the price for her every week there is another tremor and another crack in her house she says she can't even sell it and leave the area we would have never moved here if we would have thought that all this was going to go out and we were going to live in the middle of a wasteland we would have never moved here and now are stuck while energy companies are rubbing their hands in the anticipation of gigantic profits from fracking people who live just steps away from gas wells or increasingly fearful

about the water that they drink about the land that their homes are standing on and they don't trust the government assessment of the damage from fracking because they say the oil and gas industry will make sure that no conclusive study comes out even if it does come out that it doesn't become a basis for effective regulations in texas i'm going to check on our team. and let's break down for you why people are so bored about fracking many believe that chemicals used in this process could accumulate in the soil causing water and even add pollution acts of his claim there are over a five thousand documented cases of so of contamination near drilling sites their health risk could include sensory and tree damage and for more on the dangers of fracking head to our web site r c dot com. also on our website a record high radiation levels at british ema with x. foot saying it could kill an expose human interest twenty minutes of r.t.

dot com we've got more details on this and other problems plaguing the crippled nuclear site. under any interview julian assange which says the u.s. government to reach two revelations a reaction to the revelations from wiki leaks like scared to be told reach into southern daylight or bother at all by. the sea. search. and i would think that your. reporters would. be. the british prime minister is accused of waging a war on trade unions the launched an inquiry into one of the night ations try

toxics david cameron once ever he of the industrial standoff at an oil plant in scotland which almost led to the func truce closure sarfraz has the details. it was the industrial disputes that almost cost thousands of people jobs and sparks union protests the g. comparisons the aggressive tactics of the nine hundred seventy with apache chemical plant grange mouth and scotland's pulses in eels since reached an agreement with the unite union involved in not to speak but doesn't and the prime minister david cameron has launched an independent inquiry into the union's behavior of the scenes that were described as intimidating bully like tactics and mud style behavior when protesters gathered outside managers houses and the now infamous inflatable rat well the inquiry is also going to be looking at the employers behavior but the union unite have dismissed the inquiry as

a tool we stunk whilst others despite this is the union bashing well earlier we spoke to one persist trade union leader bob crow to find out what he thought about it some of these chief executives and managers. around the place which you know exam of them who go to church on a sunday and so that they believe in fairness and equality and i was going to rain . is moving forward. then we've got one through protest and the fact that mary's he's. been married since up a commission. and he. tried to call to action we would love to think you know. fortunately you got vested interests you've got a vested interest the employer concerned is making mommy mommy mommy expensive.

division so hence the reason why. we got one really. to troy or for in the school that's the brewery. of the jungle of government. and other world news now in indonesia a passenger train collided with a trunk carrying gasoline at a rail crossing at least seven people died and twenty were hurt a stroke carriage was derailed and caught fire passengers from other cultures were able to climb free because of the accident is being investigated. following should stay protestant one called thailand's prime minister has a dissolved parliament and hold new election in february next year despite that around one hundred thousand demonstrators have gathered for fresh why is it when the prime minister and cabinet to step down and not said in an interim

administration turmel was triggered by an amnesty bill for the next prime minister didn't as thousand and six on charges of abuse of power is also the current leaders brother. the death of an indian man after a bus hit him spark sivia riots in singapore's little interdistrict hundred hold walks at the police and torch cause at least sixteen people were hurt most of them officers who were going to have seven arrests this is the first writing in singapore for thirty years. a football match in brazil ended with fierce fighting between hundreds of rival finds at least three people were seriously injured and taken to hospital rice police firing rubber bullets to break out the trouble violence has become common in the country raises security concerns ahead of next year's world cup. and coming up on l.t. international

a look at the training and combat stories of russia's special forces and if you are in the u.k. should return see take c take the british mainstream media to task in the underground. just imagine a foreign leaders like alexander lukashenko or vladimir putin just showed up an anti e.u. protest and all garia greece are hungry to urge people to leave the e.u. and join up with the eurasian customs union obviously the mainstream media would be on fire screaming that this is part of an attempt to use up democracy and steal the country's away some sort of imperialist agenda and you know what they might be right about that but the weird thing is that for some reason the mainstream media isn't talking about foreign politicians speaking to and or possibly agitating protesters in ukraine like speaker of the lithuanian parliament loreto grows in

india and vice president got sick put to sea of each and former polish pm jaroslav kaczynski he had the european union brassfield is just fine for their politicians to go to foreign countries and fire up protestors to start a pro e.u. revolution but then all their journalists write about is how russia is trying to put pressure on ukraine to not join the e.u. the obvious hypocrisy of this stinks all the way up to moscow but that's just my opinion. you know what i am jenny you. are with the assault section of the second platoon

third special forces unit. and we were always on the alert for an armed conflict because if we get intelligence about militants in the neighborhood it's usually reliable but it was the squadron has played a part in conflicts before but this was the first attack of its kind on terrain like this. when we were expecting them we were ready for them at any moment but it was a very difficult area and they were able to open fire first. was not. his move to the. armored one for a special forces soldier thinking is paramount but if that's how he makes the right decisions. during that five militants tried to outflank the three soldiers led by epiphone and started throwing hand grenades at them sergeant give gainey up off.